The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)

Directors:

Mark Murray
Helen Spencer

Writer:

Les Keen (written by)

Release Date:

25 October 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | Horror

Plot:

A countdown of the scariest moments on film and television, as voted for by the viewers. |

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Cast

Jimmy Carr	...	Himself - Presenter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kacey Ainsworth	...	Herself
Patrick Allen	...	Himself
Stephen Armstrong	...	Himself
Jane Asher	...	Herself
Rick Baker	...	Himself
Jo Berry	...	Herself
Emily Booth	...	Herself
Doug Bradley	...	Himself
Derren Brown	...	Himself
Adam Buxton	...	Himself (as Adam and Joe)
Bruce Campbell	...	Himself
Brian Capron	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Chris Carter	...	Himself
Ian Christie	...	Himself
Andrew Collins	...	Himself
Alice Cooper	...	Himself
Joe Cornish	...	Himself (as Adam and Joe)
Wes Craven	...	Himself
Jon Culshaw	...	Himself
Sean S. Cunningham	...	Himself (as Sean Cunningham)
Raymond Cusick	...	Himself (as Ray Cusick)
Dominik Diamond	...	Himself
Mark Dinning	...	Himself
Mo Dutta	...	Himself
Shelley Duvall	...	Herself
Jeremy Dyson	...	Himself
Robert Englund	...	Himself
Angie Errigo	...	Herself
Dick Fiddy	...	Himself
Fenella Fielding	...	Herself
Kerry Fox	...	Herself
William Friedkin	...	Himself
Mark Gatiss	...	Himself
Jerry Goldsmith	...	Himself
Muriel Gray	...	Herself
Bonnie Greer	...	Herself
Gunnar Hansen	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Jan Harlan	...	Himself
Adam Hills	...	Himself
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper	...	Himself
Sara Karloff	...	Herself
Mark Kermode	...	Himself
Nigel Kneale	...	Himself
Verity Lambert	...	Herself
John Landis	...	Himself
Christopher Lee	...	Himself
Janet Leigh	...	Herself
Wendy Lloyd	...	Herself
Bernard Lodge	...	Himself
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Himself
Michael Madsen	...	Himself
Sandra Maitland	...	Herself
Kevin McCarthy	...	Himself
Sid McGrath	...	Himself
Xavier Mendik	...	Himself
Shazia Mirza	...	Herself
Matt Mueller	...	Himself
Kim Newman	...	Himself
Camille Paglia	...	Herself
Rowan Pelling	...	Herself
Steve Pemberton	...	Himself
Alexis Petridis	...	Himself
Lucy Porter	...	Herself
David Prowse	...	Himself
David Quantick	...	Himself
Antonia Quirke	...	Herself
Reece Shearsmith	...	Himself
David J. Skal	...	Himself (as David Skal)
Adam Smith	...	Himself
Kerr Smith	...	Himself
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Dean Sullivan	...	Himself
Eduardo Sánchez	...	Himself (as Ed Sanchez)
Stephen Volk	...	Himself
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself
Joss Whedon	...	Himself
Margaret Hamilton	...	The Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Murray
Helen Spencer

Writing credits
Les Keen		(written by)

Produced by
Mark Murray	....	producer
Mark Robinson	....	executive producer
Helen Spencer	....	producer

Editorial Department
Justin Panzanaro	....	assistant editor (2003)

Thanks
Justin Panzanaro	....	special thanks (2003)

Production Companies

• Tyne Tees Television

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2004) (UK) (TV)

Runtime:

245 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Company:

Tyne Tees Television

Movie Connections:

References The Omen (1976)

The 100 Greatest Scary Moments

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This is probably one of the best countdowns for horror fans, it is a countdown of all the scariest moments on television, film and music videos. Jimmy Carr hosts a list of popular choices including: Train Pulling Into a Station (one of the first ever films made), Star Wars for Darth Vader, Dracula, Cracker for the Robert Carlyle episode, Peeping Tom, Captain Scarlet for The Mysterons, Brookside for body under the patio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for The Queen's transformation, Alice Cooper, Frankenstein, Michael Jackson's Thriller, Shallow Grave, Misery (particularly for the hobbling scene), Fatal Attraction, Reservoir Dogs for the ear-cutting scene, Blue Velvet, Basement Jaxx's Where's Your Head At video, Candyman, EastEnders for Trevor Morgan, Marathon Man for the tooth drilling scene, Goodfellas for the "how am I funny", The Others, Doctor Who - opening credits, Night of the Living Dead, Final Destination, The Birds, The Sixth Sense, Doctor Who - Daleks, Nosferatu, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the Child Catcher, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Wicker Man for the climax, Tricky Dicky (Richard the Killer) on Coronation Street, Carry On Screaming, Poltergeist, The Silence of the Lambs, Carrie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special, The Wizard of Oz for the Witch and Flying Monkeys, Scream, Hellraiser, 28 Days Later, The Thing, An American Werewolf in London, Se7en, The X-Files, The Evil Dead, Psycho, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Omen, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, The Blair Witch Project, Alien, Jaws, The Exorcist, and winner The Shining ("Here's Johnny!"). With contributions by John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Shelley Duvall, Robert Englund, William Friedkin, the late great Janet Leigh, Kyle MacLachlan, Steven Spielberg and Sigourney Weaver. Outstanding!